# Sheldon Kahn

Sheldon F. Kahn (born March 1, 1940) is an American film editor and producer. He was jointly awarded the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, with Lynzee Klingman and Richard Chew, for their work on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Kahn graduated from the University of Southern California in 1963.

## Filmography

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Miloš Forman | Co-win for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing |
| 1976 | The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday | Don Taylor | |
| 1976 | Mikey and Nicky | Elaine May | |
| 1978 | An Enemy of the People | George Schaefer | |
| 1978 | Bloodbrothers | Robert Mulligan | First collaboration with Robert Mulligan |
| 1978 | Same Time, Next Year | Robert Mulligan | Second collaboration with Robert Mulligan |
| 1979 | The Electric Horseman | Sydney Pollack | First collaboration with Sydney Pollack |
| 1980 | Private Benjamin | Howard Zieff | First collaboration with Howard Zieff |
| 1981 | Absence of Malice | Sydney Pollack | Second collaboration with Sydney Pollack |
| 1982 | Kiss Me Goodbye | Robert Mulligan | Third collaboration with Robert Mulligan |
| 1984 | Unfaithfully Yours | Howard Zieff | Second collaboration with Howard Zieff |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Ivan Reitman | First collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 1985 | Out of Africa | Sydney Pollack | Third collaboration with Sydney Pollack |
| 1986 | Legal Eagles | Ivan Reitman | Second collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 1987 | La Bamba | Luis Valdez | |
| 1987 | Big Shots | Robert Mandel | |
| 1988 | Casual Sex? | Geneviève Robert | |
| 1988 | Twins | Ivan Reitman | Third collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II | Ivan Reitman | Fourth collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop | Ivan Reitman | Fifth collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 1992 | Beethoven | Brian Levant | |
| 1993 | Dave | Ivan Reitman | Sixth collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 1993 | Beethoven's 2nd | Rod Daniel | |
| 1994 | Junior | Ivan Reitman | Seventh collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 1996 | Space Jam | Joe Pytka | |
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Ivan Reitman | Eighth collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 1998 | Six Days, Seven Nights | Ivan Reitman | Ninth collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 2000 | Road Trip | Todd Phillips | |
| 2000 | Proof of Life | Taylor Hackford | Second collaboration with Taylor Hackford |
| 2001 | Evolution | Ivan Reitman | Tenth collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 2003 | I'll Be There | Craig Ferguson | |
| 2005 | Be Cool | F. Gary Gray | |
| 2006 | My Super Ex-Girlfriend | Ivan Reitman | Eleventh collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 2009 | Hotel for Dogs | Thor Freudenthal | |
| 2014 | Draft Day | Ivan Reitman | Twelfth collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | Blume in Love | Paul Mazursky | Assistant film editor | |
| 1973 | Cinderella Liberty | Mark Rydell | Assistant film editor | |
| 1991 | Sweet Talker | Michael Jenkins | Supervising editor | |
| 1993 | Blood In Blood Out | Taylor Hackford | Editorial consultant | First collaboration with Taylor Hackford |
Producer :
| Year | Film | Director | Credit |
| 1986 | Legal Eagles | Ivan Reitman | Associate producer |
| 1988 | Casual Sex? | Geneviève Robert | Producer |
| 1988 | Twins | Ivan Reitman | Associate producer |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II | Ivan Reitman | Associate producer |
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop | Ivan Reitman | Associate producer |
| 1992 | Beethoven | Brian Levant | Associate producer |
| 1993 | Beethoven's 2nd | Rod Daniel | Associate producer |
| 1994 | Junior | Ivan Reitman | Associate producer |
| 1996 | Space Jam | Joe Pytka | Co-producer |
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Ivan Reitman | Associate producer |
| 1998 | Six Days, Seven Nights | Ivan Reitman | Co-producer |
| 2000 | Road Trip | Todd Phillips | Associate producer |
| 2001 | Evolution | Ivan Reitman | Associate producer |
| 2003 | I'll Be There | Craig Ferguson | Associate producer |
Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1995 | The Fear | Vincent Robert | The producers wish to thank |
| 2003 | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | Troy Miller | Special thanks |
| 2011 | Red Dog | Kriv Stenders | Nelson Woss would like to thank |

### Documentaries

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1982 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | Joe Layton | Stand-up comedy film |

### TV movies

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1977 | A Circle Street of Children | Don Taylor |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1971 | Cannon | George McCowan | Assistant editor |

### TV series

Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1982 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | 1 episode |

## Awards

Kahn has been nominated for the following awards:
* Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Out of Africa
* Academy Award for Best Film Editing for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
* American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film for Out of Africa
* American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest